John Lake
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IFLA Public Libraries Standing Committee and Division III Libraries Serving the
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New IFLA
Publication: "Networking for Digital
Preservation"
Libraries all over the world have to
deal with fast growing numbers of digital materials that need to be safeguarded.
Publications in digital form, online or on cd, digitised images, and
born-digital objects need to be preserved and kept accessible. Especially for
national libraries, safeguarding the digital heritage is a major issue, because
of their legal task to preserve the national heritage of a country.
Safe storage of the digital heritage
and ensuring access for future use, requires libraries to have a trusted digital
repository system in place, and to have an ongoing R&D programme aimed at
developing preservation strategies, such as migration and emulation.
In 2005 digital preservation in
libraries has become increasingly important. Two national libraries already have
a fully operational digital repository in place, and in several other countries,
the development of digital repositories is well under way.
When planning digital preservation
activities and improving cooperation in digital preservation, an overview of
recent developments in the field of digital preservation issues could be a
valuable aid: Does the day-to-day practice in storing and accessing digital
objects illustrate a mutual need for certain standards? Are there currently any
standards for the development and building of digital repositories, and how are
these being applied? Are there common standards in research on permanent access?
Or is it still too early to speak of standards, and is it only possible to
distinguish best practices?
Read more on the state of the art of
digital repositories, preservation strategies and current projects in the
national libraries of
Networking for Digital Preservation:
Current Practice in 15 National Libraries
By Ingeborg
Verheul.
München:
Saur, 2006, 269 p.
(IFLA
Publications; 119)
ISBN
13 : 978-3-598-21847-7
ISBN
10 : 3-598-21847-8
Price: EUR 78
(IFLA Members EUR 58)
Order:
www.saur.de
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